Arkansas restaurateurs, already contending with a resurgent pandemic, are also wrestling with the challenge of inflation, which is putting pressure on thin profit margins and has caused some to raise menu prices. read more >
Christina Muñoz Madsen, a former TV news anchor and VP of marketing and public relations at the University of Central Arkansas, has been partnered with branding and marketing specialist Michelle Pugh of Conway for a little over a year. read more >
While Purple Cow itself is a tribute to nostalgia, its methods to keep current in an ever-shifting restaurant landscape, buffeted not just by diners’ whims but by technology, is all about moving forward. read more >
Companies like Dillard’s Inc., J.C. Penney and Macy’s are surveying their vast parking areas and seeing new opportunities for dining and entertainment venues. read more >
Simmons Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff, said Thursday that it has hired Philip A. Tappan as executive vice president of financial services. read more >
Commercial space encompassing 8,500 SF rang up a $1.3 million sale in Conway, and land for a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market in Greenbrier was acquired in a $1.07 million deal. read more >
Hendrix College in Conway is moving forward early in 2013 with a multiuse building project adjacent to the campus and has named the first commercial tenants who have committed to the coming building on Steel Avenue, among them the Purple Cow. read more >
